By Maj. Michael P. Brabner, Test Officer, Maneuver Test Directorate, U.S. Operational Test Command Yuma Test Center, Arizona. — Deep in the desert here, two Ivy Division tank crews of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team recently tested the Army’s newest 120mm tactical service round. Under 112 degree-plus heat, they simulated combat missions with full […]
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1st Air Cavalry Brigade dismounts in the Netherlands with 598th Transportation Brigade and 16th Sustainment Brigade Ready to Support
By Maj. Vonnie Wright https://www.dvidshub.net/news/410047/1st-air-cavalry-brigade-dismounts-netherlands-with-598th-transportation-brigade-and-16th-sustainment-brigade-ready-support https://www.army.mil/article/252322 1st ACB tows their equipment off the Endurance Vessel in preparation to change it from travel mode to operational mode. Allowing it to be fully mission capable and ready to support in Operation Atlantic Resolve. (Photo Credit: 1st Lt. Alexander Harrell) VLISSINGEN, Netherlands – Aircraft and equipment from the 1st […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: OTC to host 28th Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday
Update as of 11:25 a.m., Oct. 28, 2021 — Masks are currently required on all DoD facilities. By U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD, Texas — Local news media are invited to the 28th Annual Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony hosted by U.S. Army Operational Test Command here at […]
“Air Cav” career counselor soars above the competition
By. Capt. Taylor Criswell, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas – 1st Air Cavalry Brigade (1ACB) Soldier takes top prize at 1st Cav. Div. Career Counselor of the Year Competition, Oct. 12-13. Sgt. 1st Class Austin Dunlap, 615th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB), 1ACB, was named 1st Cav. Div. Career […]
“Air Cav” chaplain joins forces with behavioral health
Story by: Capt. Taylor Criswell FORT HOOD, Texas – The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade (1ACB) chaplain and the behavioral health officer presented a pre-deployment spiritual readiness and behavioral health brief on Tuesday at the 1st Cavalry Division Memorial Chapel. U.S. Army Capt. Robert Jackson, 1ACB chaplain, and U.S. Army Capt. Samuel Kim, Ph.D, brigade behavioral […]
III Corps deploys 1,000 troops for Afghan evacuee mission
FORT HOOD, Texas — The Department of Defense recently approved a request for assistance from the State Department to provide temporary housing, sustainment, and support inside the United States for specified Afghan Special Immigration Visa applicants and their families, and possibly other vulnerable Afghans, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, and Fort Bliss, Texas, in addition to […]
